to put on
Peritithemi is used for placing something around or onto another thing, and for bestowing honor on body members.
The occurrences chiefly describe placing or arranging something around or onto another object: a fence around a vineyard, clothing or a crown on a person, and a sponge on a reed or hyssop stalk. In 1 Corinthians 12:23, the same term occurs in the body-member comparison where greater honor is bestowed on parts considered less honorable.
Senses in use
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Placing or arranging something on or around · dominant
The forms occur in concrete actions of positioning one thing in relation to another. In Mark 12:1 and Matthew 21:33 the APB renders the vineyard-owner's action "put a fence around it"; in Mark 15:17 and Matthew 27:28 it renders clothing or a crown being placed on him, while John 19:29 and Mark 15:36 render a sponge being put on a hyssop stalk or reed.
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Bestowing honor · rare
In 1 Corinthians 12:23, the present active indicative plural form occurs in the statement about body members thought less honorable; the APB renders the clause "we bestow greater honor." This is an application of the term within the comparison rather than a concrete object-placement scene.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the concrete clauses with "put," including "put a fence around it," "put on him," and a sponge "put... on" a stalk or reed. In 1 Corinthians 12:23 it instead renders the body comparison "we bestow greater honor"; these are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.